Artist's Statement

"In creating these images of the Earth and other worlds, I try to adhere as closely as possible to what is known about these environments, while at the same time making something nice to look at. My goal is to, at the very least, recreate an impression of what a human visitor to one of these exotic worlds or eras would experience, if not actually see.

"These images attempt to capture the essence of space as wilderness; the many and varied worlds beyond the Earth are pristine examples of the sublimity and elegance of nature’s laws. The fact that we can draw pleasure from this aesthetic serves to remind us of our intimate connection to the universe around us."

-- Walter Myers

Accuracy

Whenever Walter embarks on a new graphic, he refers to as much of the available data and photographs as possible. He has added commentary--and facts when available--to provide some context for the viewer.

Disclaimer

Walter Myers is neither a professional astronomer nor scientist nor engineer. While Walter strives for accuracy in both the images and written text, there's no guarantee that he gets anything right.

Client List

These images have been published and exhibited the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.  Clients include:

• Adler Planetarium, Chicago

• Astronomy Magazine

• Capstone Press

• Cassini Imaging

• Discovery Channel

• Hadley Rille Books

• Hearst Art Gallery

• Hearth & Home

• ITV Granada

• Macmillan Publishing

• Montréal Botanical Garden

• NASA

• National Geographic Channel

• National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

• Oxford University Press

• Pearson Education

• The Planetary Society

• Popular Mechanics

• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

• Scientific American

• Sky & Telescope

• Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History

• SPIKE TV

• SynMusic

• Tucson Botanical Gardens

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• WGBH/NOVA

Awards

• Mining base on double asteroid 90 Antiope awarded 2nd Place--and the month of February 2008--in the 2007 National Space Society Space Settlement Art Calendar Contest.

• Titan Revealed awarded 2nd Place at The Arts Alliance Center At Clear Lake - 2000 Digital Space Art Competition.

• Sunrise on Triton received Honorable Mention at The Arts Alliance Center At Clear Lake 1999 Digital Space Art Competition.

Image Availability

Publication and archival display quality versions of most of these copyrighted images are available. While NASA images, audio files and video generally are not copyrighted, all content on Computergraphic Vistas is. If you would like to know more, please .

About the Artist

Walter was born in Indiana in the USA just a few months following Sputnik One's entry into Earth orbit. He now lives near Chicago and is a freelance computer graphics artist, in addition to whatever other gigs he can drum up.

Walter's been a space enthusiast and interested in astronomy for as long as he can remember. His vocations have included graphic artist, photographer, computer programmer, web designer, instructional designer, and projected media designer. His space art strives toward photorealism, hopefully with the resultant image being more interesting and informative than anything a still camera can produce.

Walter is an artist member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA).

Research for these images includes many published and online resources. These include:

• NASA/JPL Cassini-Huygens

• ESA Cassini-Huygens

• NASA/JPL Mars Exploration Rover Mission

• NASA/JPL Mars Global Surveyor

• NASA's Planetary photojournal

• National Space Science Data Center Planetary Fact Sheets

• University of Michigan's Windows to the Universe

• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)

Other Images by Walter Myers

• Computergraphic Doodles

• Infrared & Color Digital Photography

External Links

If these images pique your interest, you may want to check out these other sites:

• The Space Art Network

• Bill Arnett's The Web Nebulae

• Fahad Sulehria's Nova Celestia

• Jim Plaxco's Mars Art Gallery

• Solar Voyager